Re: [rdiff-backup-users] rdiff-backup-users Digest, Vol 110, Issue 2

[Shane Bywater]

Hi,
        Thanks for the information.  I think that was the problem.  I 
might have used 5D to get this to work after posting this request for 
assistance although I'm not to sure as it was a very stressful day.  
Second thought since it was after midnight by the time I had the correct 
command syntax I probably failed to realize at the time that I needed to 
add another day.  Data was restored by 3am and the flat tire I got going 
to the customer was repaired at 3:30am (told you it was a stressful 
day/night/morning).

Regards,
Shane

On 1/4/2012 12:00 PM, address@hidden wrote:
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> Date: Tue, 03 Jan 2012 12:25:26 -0600
> From: Robert Nichols<address@hidden>
> To: address@hidden
> Subject: Re: [rdiff-backup-users] user needs assistance in restoring
>         directory
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> On 01/02/2012 11:57 PM, Shane Bywater wrote:
> > Hi,
> > I'm having a strange issue when trying to restore a directory. I'm using
> > rdiff-backup 1.2.8 on both the local (backup) server where the backup is
> > initiated and the data is saved to and the remote fileserver.
> > The command I have been using to make the backups is:
> > On the backup server:
> > #rdiff-backup address@hidden::/data /backup
> > This process has been going along without errors showing up and the /data
> > directory on the remote fileserver is correctly being stored on /backup on the
> > local backup server.
> >
> > On Dec. 30/2011 a user mistakenly deleted the directory /data/data/ACS/Data on
> > the fileserver.
> >
> > /backup/data/rdiff-backup-data/session_statistics.2011-12-30T22:16:04-05:00.data
> > StartTime 1325301364.00 (Fri Dec 30 22:16:04 2011)
> > EndTime 1325301843.68 (Fri Dec 30 22:24:03 2011)
> > ElapsedTime 479.68 (7 minutes 59.68 seconds)
> > SourceFiles 10406
> > SourceFileSize 48650912083 (45.3 GB)
> > MirrorFiles 19804
> > MirrorFileSize 50013609650 (46.6 GB)
> > NewFiles 0
> > NewFileSize 0 (0 bytes)
> > DeletedFiles 9398
> > DeletedFileSize 1362697877 (1.27 GB)
> > ChangedFiles 6
> > ChangedSourceSize 12627 (12.3 KB)
> > ChangedMirrorSize 12317 (12.0 KB)
> > IncrementFiles 9404
> > IncrementFileSize 1195961836 (1.11 GB)
> > TotalDestinationSizeChange -166735731 (-159 MB)
> > Errors 0
> >
> > I am wanting to restore the /data/data/ACS/Data directory to a temporary
> > directory on the backup server so that I can FTP it to my Windows machine which
> > is on the same LAN to burn the files on a DVD.
> >
> > I've tried the following command:
> > On the backup server:
> >
> > #sudo rdiff-backup -v8 -r 4D /backup/data /restore
> >
> >
> > address@hidden data]# sudo rdiff-backup -v8 -r 4D /backup/data /restore
> [SNIP]
> > Restore: must_escape_dos_devices = 0
> > Starting restore of /backup/data to /restore as it was as of Thu Dec 29 23:58:21
> > 2011.
> > Processing changed file .
> > Regular copying () to /rdiff-backup.tmp.1
> > Removing directory /restore
> > Restore finished
> > Cleaning up
> >
> > As you can see at the end of the process it removes the /restore directory where
> > the restored directory and files should be. What am I doing wrong? I'm guessing
> > (hoping) it's something simple but I'm been at this for too long and it's past
> > midnight and I'm out of options. I'm hoping someone can let me know what command
> > to use and on what server to use it so that I can restore the deleted
> > /data/data/ACS/Data directory to a temporary directory on the backup server.
> That result is consistent with the directory not existing for the specified
> time.  Have you run "rdiff-backup -l /backup/data" or "rdiff-backup -l
> /backup/data/ACS/Data to see what increments exist for the directories of
> interest?